CERN SCIENCE GATEAWAY
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is not only one of the most prestigious laboratories for the study of particle physics, but also one of the world’s leading scientific research centers. It trains new generations of physicists, engineers, and technicians, while engaging the general public at every level and promoting the values of research and scientific knowledge. Founded in 1954 in the aftermath of the Second World War on the initiative of a group of visionary Europeans, including the Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi, CERN was established to foster not only the advancement of scientific outreach but also the social and cultural renewal of Europe.
Its headquarters are located on the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, and it offers a unique range of particle-acceleration facilities that enable the most advanced research into the smallest constituents of matter — elementary particles that make up everything we see in the universe.
CERN operates according to an open-source approach, aiming to share the results of its experiments with scientists around the world. It was precisely to enable the efficient exchange of data among researchers that the World Wide Web was created at CERN in 1989.
Over time, various exhibition spaces have been set up at CERN to support scientific knowledge, showcasing its experiments and objectives. Today, the innovative Science Gateway represents a significant development in expanding CERN’s outreach activities, bringing people closer to science. Welcoming more than 350,000 visitors a year from all over the world, the facility offers free access to the public. CERN is conceived as a place of cooperation, meeting, and discussion in the name of science, where people from countries at war with one another work side by side, and where the boundaries of technology and scientific research are pushed forward for the benefit of all humanity.
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